The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Near Catelet, France. 17 September 1918. Men of the 4th Field Company of Australian Engineers, in the process of constructing a dummy tank, which, drawn by the men, was to be used as a diversion in the attack next morning on Le Verguier by the 1st and 4th Divisions. Identified, left to right: Sapper (Spr) M. Doyle; Spr P. Creek; unidentified; unidentified.
Model of a Mark V tank in approximately 1/10 scale, featuring a braced wooden framework and a pair of large operating wheels (about 220mm in diameter) located centrally, which extend some 30mm through
Near Catelet, France. 17 September 1918. A dummy tank completed by the 4th Field Company of Australian Engineers, near Catelet, for use the next day in the attack on Le Verguier by the 1st and 4th Div
Near Catelet, France. 17 September 1918. Australian soldiers carrying a dummy tank, weighing about a quarter of a ton, which had been completed, with others, by the 4th Field Company of Australian Eng
Catelet, France. Five unidentified members of the 4th Field Company Engineers building a dummy tank at their camp. The tank is one of several built, each weighing about a quarter of a ton and made o
Catelet, France. An informal group portrait of unidentified members of the 4th Field Company Engineers standing with 'Never Dyer', one of the camouflaged dummy tanks they constructed. The following
Le Catelet, France. September 1918. Dummy tank which was used as a decoy in the big push by 4th Australian Divisional Ammunition Column. (Donor C. Muecke)
Dummy tanks, used successfully by the 4th Australian Division in the attack on Le Verguier in September 1918. These tanks, ten in number, were made by the 4th Field Company, Australian Engineers, enti
